Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve last poker table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While competing in internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I think television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world might be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in money games?
